Prince Takes Nineteen of the Top Twenty Selling Albums at Amazon.com

Why do people wait until an artist is gone before they buy their music? At that time, the day after his passing, Bowie had fourteen of the top twenty top selling albums at Amazon.com. Prince has taken that to a whole new level.

As of the time of this article, only the original cast album from Hamilton would prevent Prince from having a complete sweep of the top twenty and, as it is, he has the top 19. His collection, The Very Best of Prince, is the top seller and there are four other collections on the list. Also included are the vinyl editions of three of the albums including the Purple Rain LP which is at 2 on CD and 3 on vinyl.

Of note, Prince's last two albums, HITNRUN Volumes 1 and 2 are both in the top ten. Neither was a runaway hit upon their initial release.